Villar wants bigger livestock industry budget, insists she’s not anti-research
SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Monday said
research in the agriculture sector is important but should have the end goal of
resulting in concrete developments that are...
Philippines to make first contribution to ADB grant fund
THE Philippines is set to make a
contribution to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) grant fund this year, a
first since the country’s graduation from assistance over...
PSA eyes mobile registration for Philippine ID issuance
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) here may resort to mobile registration for the
issuance of the Philippine ID (PhilID).
This is following PSA’s...
Nationwide shopping sale cancelled – DOT
THE tourism department has put on
indefinite hold crowd-drawing mall sales nationwide supposed to kick off in
March, citing public safety amid virus concerns.
“Given the alarming...
Travelers bringing in huge amount of foreign currency monitored
AS PART of the effort to combat illicit
financial flows, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was monitoring several groups of
passenger-couriers who were declaring huge amounts...
BSP chief confident of 6% PH economic growth
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno
remains optimistic of a 6-percent economic growth this year despite the impact
of the coronavirus disease.
In...
Virus to cost world tourism at least $22-B – global tourism body
THE coronavirus epidemic will cost world
tourism at least $22 billion owing to a drop in spending by Chinese tourists,
the head of the World Travel...
Solon urges labor dep’t to assist displaced workers due to virus
MANILA – Philippine lawmakers on Sunday
urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide assistance to
workers who may be displaced due to fears...
Philippine biz one-stop shop goes digital
MANILA – The Philippine government launched on Friday the National
Business One-Stop Shop (NBOSS) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
that integrates processes of different agencies...
Antiqueño youths told to register with PhilHealth
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in
Antique said youths aged 21 years old and above should register with the state
health insurance because...